joes44
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| What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it? Apogee Calipers, yes I still own them. Grado MCX yes. Arc sp-9 mkI mkII mkIII yes. Sota star sapphire yes. | |
| What do the arrows mean on my cable? You're going the wrong / right way | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? Apogee Calipers! I bought them back in 1986 $1,695.00. upgraded from JBL-166's $500.00. Opened up the sound stage in terms of clarity,depth,dynamics. As if a damp cheesecloth veil was lifted off. I can sit back close my eyes and imagine the roo... | |
| The greatest tweak ever? Mushrooms. Biggest, cheapest tweak ever.. LOL! YEA! I CAN HEAR IT NOW ! I CAN EVEN SEE THE IMAGING! AMAZING! GROOVY! WOW! COOL! | |
| Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system? Yes, definitely | |
| Monster Cable I have a 1 meter pair of m1000 interconnects (circa late eighteies early nineties) and the best way to describe their "sound" would be to listen to" Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra" GRP RECORDS. Although live, it will give you a rough i... | |
| What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it? Sota star sapphire 1992 cocobolo Still beautiful. Audio research sp -9 Mk III ear opener to dynamics,stoundstaging and imaging. Other components have come and gone but these are my foundations to what I think music should sound like. | |
| oscilloscope app for laptops ok thanx, I'll look into it | |
| oscilloscope app for laptops Primarily for room correction, bass nodes, but I'm wondering what else I could use it for. I mean if im going to shell out money for a "gadget".I'd like to get the most use for it. How can I get the most for my money? any other useful uses for an... | |
| Disappointing short life of NOS preamp tube When you look at it from that perspective, This journey and or hobby isn't really that expensive, When you add up all the hours years of enjoyment you get from a component that you love the sound of, or the synergy of a well balanced complete syst... | |
| Inside the Iso Acoustics mechanism winoguy17 879 posts 05-23-2022 at 12:48pm Same stuff they put in Twinkies.... In that case they'll last forever! | |
| Great Rock Bassists your Top 10.Rock not Jazz. But Hey what about Reggae MICK KARN | |
| Used amps, how to tell if,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, OMG! I actually maid a mistake! Damn! It is 1.7's I guess I had them backwards? ANALOGUE; Lyre Delos, Dynavector Mk II (Needs replacing), Grado Statement, MCX (for old scrachy lp's I buy at second hand store). Grado signature tonearm, SOTA sta... | |
| Used amps, how to tell if,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thanx flying997. You've answered my original question fully. I now feel that I have a more comprehensive knowledge of what to look for or listen for when deciding to buy older electronics. Not that the other inputs aren't appreciated. | |
| Used amps, how to tell if,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Thanx ! black bag 20 those specs look very attractive ! https://forum.audiogon.com/users/blackbag20 |